Best High Schools in Georgia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Milestones Assessment test scores by the Georgia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, July 26, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Georgia schools were revised on September 30^th after the GA Department of Education's late release of the 2024 math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 458)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
130450001611	91	Screven County High School	Public	9-12	110 Halcyondale Rd	Sylvania	30467	Screven County	Screven County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 451-2300	589	45	13.2	76.2%	268 (45.5%)	286 (48.6%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$10,456			$453			$10,003	68.4	61.4	113	22
130255001114	92	Parkview High School	Public	9-12	998 Cole Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 921-2874	3,262	174	18.7	44.8%	662 (20.3%)	890 (27.3%)	881 (27.0%)	696 (21.3%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	125 (3.8%)	$8,514			$316			$8,198	68.3	64.8	100	8
130282003414	93	Ola High School	Public	9-12	357 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-3222	1,764	89	19.7	25.6%	891 (50.5%)	598 (33.9%)	156 (8.8%)	23 (1.3%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (4.9%)	$8,173			$272			$7,901	67.9	59.5	121	28
130219002375	94	Armuchee High School	Public	7-12	4203 Martha Berry Hwy NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1888	809	45	17.9	37.8%	669 (82.7%)	46 (5.7%)	47 (5.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$11,771			$529			$11,243	67.6	69.9	79	15
130402003625	95	North Paulding High School	Public	9-12	300 N Paulding Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-9400	2,986	152	19.6	21.3%	1,798 (60.2%)	692 (23.2%)	317 (10.6%)	42 (1.4%)	10 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	125 (4.2%)	$7,468			$131			$7,338	67.5	67	89	6
130255002903	96	Peachtree Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1555 Old Peachtree Rd NW	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 957-3100	3,300	176	18.7	37.4%	436 (13.2%)	1,031 (31.2%)	813 (24.6%)	885 (26.8%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	129 (3.9%)	$7,854			$255			$7,599	67.4	70.1	78	18
130294002134	97	Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	152 Jaxco Jct	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-5003	1,833	94	19.4	26.5%	1,210 (66.0%)	176 (9.6%)	305 (16.6%)	69 (3.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (3.7%)	$8,575			$356			$8,220	67.4	60.7	118	21
130009000015	98	Atkinson County High School	Public	9-12	145 Rebel Ln	Pearson	31642	Atkinson County	Atkinson County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 422-3267	446	30	15.1	80.3%	176 (39.5%)	64 (14.3%)	198 (44.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,998			$443			$8,554	67.4	59	125	27
130525001720	99	Union County High School	Public	9-12	153 Panther Cir	Blairsville	30512	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(706) 745-2216	887	65	13.7	41.5%	810 (91.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$10,455			$296			$10,159	66.7	76.3	55	44
130228002181	100	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	9310 Scott Rd	Roswell	30076	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4230	1,788	113	15.7	35.0%	674 (37.7%)	408 (22.8%)	560 (31.3%)	72 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (3.9%)	$10,576			$389			$10,187	66.6	63.9	103	3

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition, Milestones Assessment Algebra I, Milestones Assessment Biology, Milestones Assessment United States History test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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